The Why Not Guy:Jude Law in decline is still weapons grade hot - but I will say he's not aging well.

He's aging normally. Saying it the way you did makes it sound like it's below average or it is somehow his fault or otherwise a bad thing, the way young dumb kids think older people are ucky and let that shallowness carry over into adulthood.

"not aging well"is someone like Iggy Pop, or a hundred other rock stars(or people living that party life, or just a hard life, that takes a larger than regular toll on the human body) that looked like a healthy 50 at 25 and got worse as time went on.

sleeps in trees:Just shave your head close. Please. My husband is bald and it took years for him to accept it.

/probably projecting.

This. And good on you for seeming not to mind.

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As a man, I've never understood the infatuation with male hair. Sure, it's a sign of good grooming habits and style if maintained right, but beyond that, if there is none/little on top, I don't see the big deal.

It's not a sickness, no need to shun people as if they are a leper. IMO, treating men in such a manner is just as bad as men who think women need to wear makeup, get surgery, bleach the anus or get a labia tuck.

Yes ladies, that is how it feels. If you have a strong distaste for bald men, try to remember the last time some guy said your tits were too small or your ass is too fat or whatever "flaw" some asshole has pointed out as if you didn't know.

Yes, he's aging normally. That's fine for you and I, but for one of the world's most handsome actors, a wealthy man who makes his living in part based on his looks, it's aging poorly. Compare Jude to Colin Farrell (36) and Jude looks a lot more than two years older. Heck, Brad Pitt is 48 and look younger than Jude.

sleeps in trees:Just shave your head close. Please. My husband is bald and it took years for him to accept it.

/probably projecting.

I used to be kind of obsessed with my hair being perfect.

Then I turned 34 or so and noticed a small but conspicuous patch of bald on the rear. I started to panic. Was entirely too self-conscious about it because my hair was otherwise awesome. One day, noticing the spot growing larger, I sighed heavily, got drunk, and buzzed it all to what amounts to be stubble. Because dammit, I wasn't going to be one of those guys who embarrassingly tries to hold on when the cause is clearly lost.

Sure, I don't get the same looks from girls on the street anymore, but I'm not hideous. I certainly miss having lush hair but have simply accepted it as my plot in life. And you know what?

I own this sh*t. Too many guys will go to great lengths to hide it when they should just shave/buzz it and move on with life.

omeganuepsilon:sleeps in trees: Just shave your head close. Please. My husband is bald and it took years for him to accept it.

/probably projecting.

This. And good on you for seeming not to mind.

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As a man, I've never understood the infatuation with male hair. Sure, it's a sign of good grooming habits and style if maintained right, but beyond that, if there is none/little on top, I don't see the big deal.

It's not a sickness, no need to shun people as if they are a leper. IMO, treating men in such a manner is just as bad as men who think women need to wear makeup, get surgery, bleach the anus or get a labia tuck.

Yes ladies, that is how it feels. If you have a strong distaste for bald men, try to remember the last time some guy said your tits were too small or your ass is too fat or whatever "flaw" some asshole has pointed out as if you didn't know.

/bald on top and shaved close

. . . and dickfreckle, I'm getting to the point where I could start thinking about this but have a few concerns. I already keep it pretty short and close but . . .

1. How close is close? (I have clippers so you can give me a measurement, if'n you want.)2. And this is the big one--how many times a week do you shave it? I'm not crazy about shaving my face every day, so I don't relish the thought of shaving my entire skull.

Any advice would be appreciated.

/receding/thinning hair hasn't really been that bad//was told I was hot in the last six months by two women who were quite hot themselves///and I don't really go out all that much

1. No plastic guards on the clippers. (Occasionally for an outing I'll go the rest of the way and hit it up with a razor)That's what I do anyhow, you can use a guide and leave a bit of length there.2. If you trim it nice and close, you can, depending on how fast your hair grows and your tastes(concerning how long you'll care to let it go or if it grows in odd patterns/directions), go maybe a couple of weeks or more.

I sometimes go months, but mine grows slow and thin(as in my hair is really fine to begin with). A month is right about when my hair is long enough to show "messy" (IE a hat band, or matted from sleeping). At two, I almost need to comb it.

Once a week would work great for most people if you want real consistency of appearance.

Be wary if you decide to shave with a razor. Razor burn is a real hazard, as are pimples or ingrown hairs, and excising thin slices of skin(the scalp isn't as pliable and giving as your cheeks). Just like your face, find an aftershave or lotion that works best for you. I prefer high alcohol content, really leaves those micro wounds grease free and sterylized. Some people can't handle the burn or their skin will dry out. Maybe apply aftershave twice a day(or wash gently mid-day) if you're like me and a bit greasy.

Friends and family will often rub your head, because apparently that's what people do, whether they know it annoys you or not, among some people especially if it annoys you.These asshole people then comment on how they think a greasy head is "gross", so I be sure to tell them that it's no different than their hair soaking up theirs, ever smell that hat you wear all the time? Here's a newsflash, it farking stinks because the grease in that is months or years old and you get it on your head every time you wear it./have a couple in-laws that piss me off to no end, no matter what the topic is

In a situation where you'll care what those people think, it's no big problem to clean it gently a 2-3 times a day in a bathroom, even just a wet towel is a good de-greaser, or in a pinch, rub with wet but clean hands, and use paper towels to dry.

People will obsessively rub your head, much of it unwanted warm meaty sweaty man hands of that annoying inlaw (some random stranger guys will still want to but will usually ask, usually). As a guy that bugs the shiat out of me when men don't ask, but it's sorta hot when women do.

A nice side benefit of actually using a razor is that when it does grow a little it's perfectly even. Even the best trimmers/clippers can leave stubble with varying lengths.

If you like it as close as possible, use a beard trimmer, they tend to have smaller teeth and get closer to the skin, but are typically smaller and take longer.

Have a spotter with good eyesight or lots of mirrors and lights. Nothing worse than having a missed eyebrow on the back of your head.

If you use a razor, trim it down first. Longer hair will tend to lie down and escape the razor quite often(and you can't feel it when wet/soapy/shaving creamed. With short sharp stubble it's easy to shave by feel.

I tend to avoid razor shaving in hot / sweaty weather, sweating into razorburn is bad, stings and raises the risk of infection.

I knew some guys that would lightly powder the dome to help keep it dry and not so shiny, never worked for me as the first place I sweat is my scalp.(Was in texas mid-summer in the military, so sweating was a way of life, haven't tried it now that I live in the wastelands of South Dakota, heh)

That's about all I can think of I suppose, random I know, i'm going on too little sleep to organize.

All in all, I like it. Practically maintenance free(no combing, no washing(ie working shampoo in deep), if it's short enough just use soap(of course, I use liquid soap, if you're a bar guy you may have issue there), no drying)

A little tact and consideration requiring maintenance is no big deal once you get in habits of washing/wiping.

Sweating is the only real downfall, it'll drip in your eyes, run paths down your ears you thought were impossible, drip on your glasses if you wear them, or run down the stems, etc. Having stubble will help that, where you have stubble(will wick/cling some and cool faster, like a CPU heatsink, .... where there is stubble at any rate) if it's not too humid.

Then again, I pretty much exclusively sweat through my head, and a lot of it, maybe that won't be an issue for you.

I have taken to wearing a hat or bandana when I'm doing sweaty work, or have a rag/handkerchief tucked in a pocket.

Just like with the grease thing, moron's won't realize that other people have hair that wicks it off the skin.

But when it comes to those people, whatever. It's a good indicator that they're an asshole and you should maybe ignore them as much as possible.

omeganuepsilon:1. No plastic guards on the clippers. (Occasionally for an outing I'll go the rest of the way and hit it up with a razor)That's what I do anyhow, you can use a guide and leave a bit of length there.2. If you trim it nice and close, you can, depending on how fast et cetera, et cetera.

Hi Cargo. I can't compete with the excellent advise of omeganuepsilon, but from a female perspective, if in doubt go shorter rather than longer. Personally, I'd suggest going to a barber and watch closely. There are guys that can do their own hair and it looks great and others who look like their mom did it. I think the key is a smooth overall look and the sideburns and back of neck lines are key. I'd invest in a quality trimmer for clean lines in between cuts.

This. No comb-overs or pony tails. Well, you can if you want, but it won't be attractive.

Damn skippy, there are guys out there that just look better shaving it all and being bold about it as opposed to having the ring of hair, the big-arse spot gleaming in the midst of the thatch, or any cover-up that they'll attempt. Plenty of guys at my work do that in the summer, and can pull it off well. I hope, when my husband finally gets to a point where it's looking goofy, that he surrenders to that approach.

Of course, on some the ring of hair can be pulled off just fine as well where they may look odd completely bald. Larry David, Danny DeVito to name a couple, imo. To pull that off, imo, people need to trim off the straggers growing on top. Individual hair in such a state will tend to glow in the wrong light and look very odd.

I recently bought "balding" clippers specifically designed for head shaving. The teeth are much smaller than on a standard clipper, and it gives a very close, comfortable, even shave.

I would never take a razor blade to my head, razor burn on my neck is bad enough.

And, although you do have to take measures to avoid getting sweat in your eyes, a shaved head is incredibly comfortable, especially in the summer. You never have to worry about your hair being messy, ever, and you can dunk your head in water to keep cool.

/Started shaving my head at 27//Don't even think about baldness anymore///The Old Testament goes out of its way to declare that bald men are awesome, so we have that.

A couple years ago I found a set of clippers that had a longer cutting surface - maybe twice the width of a normal set - and they were curved to match the curve of your skull. I thought "what a great Idea" except that the clippers themselves were crap. I used them once and never again.

I never used to use sunscreen, now it's a MUST. If conditioned some people can stand a certain amount of sun, but a suddenly bare area like a shaved scalp can be disasterous. A peeling dome is sort of gross, and that's only the mildest of burns, get a bad one where the skin cracks and bleeds, ugh...

Even if you wear a hat, you don't want that tanline on the back of the head, and some material lets the harmful light pass right through and you can get some odd patterns...or the holes in come caps.

Certainly, sunburn on a tight scalp can be painful, there's no give like the rest of the body, so you feel every little thing. Neck is no fun for sunburn because when you move your head it wrinkles and agitates the skin.